Sunday, March 6, 2016

Jason Porter, VP of Security Solutions from AT&T, gives a 2-minute overview of the intersection of #IoT and security. Not surprisingly, the top concern from enterprises deploying IoT technologies is ensuring end-to-end security for all elements in the ecosystem.

Jim Reavis, CEO of the Cloud Security Alliance, provides a 2-minute update on the state of the industry and highlights of the day-long Cloud Security Summit held at RSA 2016.

The current state of security in cloud computing is strong, but uneven. Many issues remain to be addressed, including as services transgress international boundaries or even go from one operator to another.

Conventional cyber solutions based on malware signatures, white-lists, black-lists, data flow analysis are no longer effective. The focus needs to move to a layered approach that includes runtime application security within the applications themselves.

To qualify for the LEADERBOARD, providers must have four percent (4%) or more of the U.S. Ethernet services market. Shares are measured by number of ports in service at businesses and enterprises as tracked by Vertical, with input from surveys of Ethernet providers.

“For the full year 2015, the Ethernet market grew by more than 20 percent, however the second half of the year showed moderating growth going into 2016,” said Rick Malone, principal at Vertical Systems Group. “During this cycle, Windstream moved up to the LEADERBOARD from the Challenge Tier based on the strength of its Ethernet private line service and its presence in many smaller markets that others do not serve.”

Ethernet providers cited footprint expansion and support for increased speeds as their top initiatives for 2016 in response to Vertical Systems Group’s Year-End 2015 Ethernet/IP VPN/Fiber and LEADERBOARD Survey. Price compression and provisioning intervals are considered the primary challenges.

Other providers selling Ethernet services in the U.S. are segmented into two tiers as measured by port share. The first or Challenge Tier includes providers with between 1% and 4% share of the U.S. retail Ethernet market. For 2015, the following five companies attained a position in the Challenge tier (in alphabetical order): Bright House, Charter, Cogent, Lightpath and Zayo.